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Nearby Theaters

Most people don’t know about this one. It IS NOT the same as the Franklin Drive-In that is south of town, which is more technically the 31W Drive-In. This opened in 1960 and is actually in town and suprisingly still standing. It is on a rural road, and not a very good location. However it has got to be the drive-in that was in the worst shape I’ve ever seen.

It is not recognizable, but is still crumbling away, its block screen and projction booth, hidden in the brush. I would love to hear any information about this, on my quest to make known the lesser known southern Kentucky theaters.

In my incomplete set of reference books, the Franklin is listed only once. The 1982 IMPA has it with “Holiday Amu.” above “31 West, J. C. Rhoton”. It’s not in the 1976 or 1984 IMPA, which are my two closest to ‘82.